Meeting of the Reconstruction Promotion Council

On October 2, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held the 45th meeting of the Reconstruction Promotion Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.

At the meeting, the participants engaged in a discussion on initiatives for the acceleration of reconstruction.

Following the discussion, the Prime Minister said:

(Prime Minister Takaichi) 
Fifteen years and six months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

The full-scale reconstruction and revitalization of Fukushima and the reconstruction of Tohoku are top priorities for the Government.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the people in the affected areas, reconstruction has been making steady progress. At the same time, the situation varies from area to area.

With regard to the areas of Fukushima affected by the nuclear disaster, the national government will continue to stand at the fore and work toward their full-scale reconstruction and revitalization.

Taking into account the circumstances of each area, we will further advance efforts to enable evacuees to return, improve the living environment, and restore and bolster industries and regenerate livelihoods.

Toward realizing the final disposal of removed soil and other matter outside Fukushima Prefecture, I ask all Cabinet members to fully cooperate in promoting the use of reconstruction and recycled soil through efforts to foster understanding.

We will also concretize the path beyond 2030 toward final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture.

With regard to the earthquake- and tsunami-stricken areas, while the development of physical infrastructure and other such measures has been largely completed, issues such as psychological care require medium- to long-term responses. Let us continue to address these issues with great care.

This fiscal year, the first year of the third reconstruction and revitalization period, is an extremely important time.

Based on the Basic Guidelines on Reconstruction approved by the Cabinet last June, we will first address the various challenges toward reconstruction during the third reconstruction and revitalization period, devoting ourselves more fully than ever before to the reconstruction of the affected areas and advancing our efforts swiftly.

‘There will be no reconstruction of Tohoku without the reconstruction of Fukushima, and there will be no revitalization of Japan without the reconstruction of Tohoku.’

With this strong determination, I ask all Cabinet members to thoroughly follow through with a field-based approach and provide meticulously tailored responses, while advancing efforts for the reconstruction of the affected areas with a determination to see our responsibilities through to the very end.

That is all.